i-SIGMA Board Approves 2020 Elections Campaign Guidelines
As i-SIGMA prepares for its first formal election of the Board of Directors, the acting Interim Board has approved the 2020 Campaign Guidelines which describe the various ways the association will help candidates promote themselves and their message, as well as defines appropriate steps the candidates may take themselves to do the same. “We felt […]
Read more »New Certification Requirement Linked to GDPR/CCPA Compliance
Effective January 1, 2020, NAID AAA Certification will require policies and procedures to be updated to address requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) wherein service providers are required to respond to Data Subject requests. Asked why i-SIGMA is requiring all NAID AAA Certified service providers to […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Approves Richard Steed to Fill Vacancy
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Richard Steed of Pacific Records Management and Pacific Shredding to the Board as a Director. With a half dozen records management and secure shredding locations throughout central California, the companies have been long-standing members of PRISM International and NAID, respectively. Steed also having served in […]
Read more »Members Asked to Ratify Bylaws Amendments this January
To facilitate and simplify the forthcoming i-SIGMA board elections in March, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors will seek member ratification of three bylaws amendments by special ballot in January. “The bylaws require member ratification of board-approved amendments,” explained Christopher Jones, Co-President of the i-SIGMA Board. “Because there are more than usual, and because ratification of […]
Read more »Board Approves Bylaws Amendment Allowing Electronic Elections
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved a bylaws amendment that removed language that unintentionally prevented electronic balloting for the upcoming Board election. As the i-SIGMA CEO explains, “The bylaws permitted electronic voting by members, which is common in all associations these days. Unfortunately, they also contained an obsolete provision that required the re-opening of […]
Read more »Privacy Commissioner Shares Lessons Learned After One Year of Mandatory Breach Reporting
On November 1 of last year, Canadian businesses became subject to new mandatory breach reporting regulations under Canada’s federal private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). After a year in action, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada weighed in on observations he has noticed within the year. The highlights of […]
Read more »Analyzing Survey Results to Determine Membership Needs
The PRISM International Divisional Leadership Committee recently propositioned a survey that sought member feedback in determining the resource and educational needs of members. The results have been recorded and analyzed, and the committee will now take these results to help plan and implement strategies that best serve the membership. This will help in the preparation […]
Read more »Shred School is for the Hungry
Shred School 2019 wrapped up earlier this month with its final stop in Portland. While every attendee from all three destinations stated they would consider attending again, they also all had one thing in common that Kelly Martinez, Director of Marketing & Communications for i-SIGMA and Shred School Trainer claims any future attendee would probably […]
Read more »Information Disposition Textbook: Getting Clients to Take You Seriously
Though i-SIGMA continues to produce new marketing tools like the recently released Universally Compliant Service Provider Contract, members are reminded they should continue to take advantage of those that came before. Only three years ago, NAID introduced the first and only textbook on data destruction, examining it in theory and practice from a wide range […]
Read more »ITADs and Shredders Note: Conditions Continue to Favor a Data Security Focus
The premise of my last blog was that there is a big benefit to developing your revenue model based on data security services (i.e., consistent revenue). I explained how and why the current downturn in commodity pricing presents a unique opportunity for reposition of your firm as a data-security service, e.g., when commodity prices are […]
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